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Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows (www.theverge.com)
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Microslop is going to spend 2026 improving Windows 11. It comes after Windows update quality issues and complaints about the operating system.

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[–] vrek@programming.dev 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Think back... XP had many complaints at release too, wasn't till sp2 or sp3 it was actually decent.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

XP is also when they introduced the activation server.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Also true

[–] MadPsyentist@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You couldnt unzip 2 files at once. Not untill service pack 1.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wait, you didn't just use PKWare zip & unzip? Or WinRAR?

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I couldn't afford WinRAR

[–] DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I think there might be around 10 people in the whole world that has ever bought WinRAR. The rest of us just kept closing the nag box and used the free trial indefinitely.

[–] passenger@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Tip: use 7-zip, it is the best on windows by far. https://www.7-zip.org/

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 1 month ago

On Windows, yes. PKWare is for DOS.